Winter Vision

A book of lyrical poems in the best traditions of nature poetry, incorporating reflections on contemporary life and culture, by an internationally recognized author who has recently been translated into Polish. 



 “Giannetti digs deeply in to the essence, the core of things, as he tries to come to terms with the basic questions of our existence. Constantly seeking reconciliation with nature, he achieves amazing effects by combining in his lyricism the delight and admiration of natural beauty with primeval eschatological realizations. He is an American, but primarily a citizen of a planet orbiting in a larger universe.” 

- Dariusz Lebioda, Editor of Termat (Polish periodical of arts and letters) 

Sample Poes



Winter Vision

Winter trees,

their leafless branches brittle as thinning hair,

open the view from the path,

exposing the bare hills beyond,

now visible in the distance.

Summer’s cover of billowing,

dense green lushness

has given way

to grey, bony shapes,

the chisel of biting air,

the sculpture of the cold.

The scant light parceled out

in the shortened day

makes precious the blush of color

on the rosy cheeks of a sunrise

beckoning across the vacant landscape,

arousing my ardor, leaving a lust

to continue the journey

through whatever

remains of the day.